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Three-Man Crew Reaches International Space Station

A three-man space crew from Italy, Russia and the United States on Friday arrived at the International Space Station...

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Google Maps Adds the International Space Station

The International Space Station has become the first “off planet” addition to Google Maps’ Street View facility....

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‘Peculiar’ Radio Signals Emerge From Nearby Star

Some very "peculiar signals" have been noticed coming from a star just 11 light-years away, scientists in Puerto Rico...

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Neil Armstrong Moon Bag On Sale For Up To $4 Million

Once nearly thrown out with the trash, a bag that Neil Armstrong used to collect the first ever samples of the moon...

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NASA Probe Successfully Peers Into Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

A NASA spacecraft, Juno, has successfully peered into the giant storm raging on Jupiter, known as the Great Red Spot,...

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Japan Reveals Plans To Put A Man On Moon By 2030

Japan has revealed ambitious plans to put an astronaut on the Moon around 2030 in new proposals from the country's...

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Are Asteroids Humanity’s ‘greatest Challenge’?

Throughout its 4.5-billion-year history, Earth has been repeatedly pummeled by space rocks that have caused anything...

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NASA Probe To Fly Into Sun’s Atmosphere

A new NASA mission aims to brush by the sun, coming closer than any spacecraft in history to its scorching heat and...

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NASA’s Juno Probe Spots ‘chaotic’ Storms On Jupiter

An unmanned NASA spaceship circling Jupiter has spotted massive cyclones at the gas giant's poles, revealing new...

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‘Victory’ For US Astronauts On Critical Spacewalk To Replace Power Box

Two US astronauts successfully completed Tuesday what NASA described as a "critical" spacewalk to repair a failed piece...

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US Astronauts On ‘critical’ Spacewalk To Replace Power Box

Two US astronauts have completed  what NASA described as a 'critical' spacewalk to repair a failed piece of equipment...

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US Astronauts On ‘critical’ Spacewalk To Replace Power Box

Two US astronauts embarked Tuesday on what NASA described as a "critical" spacewalk to repair a failed piece of...

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‘Awesomesauce,’ Proclaims US Astronaut On Historic Spacewalk

So what is it like to float out into the vacuum of space? "Ginormous fondue pot, bubbling over with piping hot...

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‘Awesomesauce,’ Proclaims US Astronaut On Historic Spacewalk

So what is it like to float out into the vacuum of space? 'Ginormous fondue pot, bubbling over with piping hot...

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Water Leak Delays Historic 200th Spacewalk

NASA discovered a water leak Friday at the International Space Station, delaying the start of the milestone 200th...

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China Simulates Extended Moon Stays Amid Space Drive

China plans to establish a village on the moon with Europe's help by 2036. Now, in a step towards that goal, the nation...

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NASA Spacesuits Over Budget, Tight On Timeline

The United States is in a hurry to send people to Mars by the 2030s, but a key question remains for these deep space...

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Mars Spacecraft’s First Missions Face Delays, NASA Says

NASA will probably delay the first two missions of its Orion deep-space capsule, being developed to send astronauts...

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France, Japan Aim To Land Probe On Mars Moon

France and Japan want to recover pieces of a Martian Moon and bring them back to Earth, the head of France's National...